Philosophy Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of History of Education

Definitions for various terms and concepts in philosophy, including aesthetics, axiology, cosmology, deductive logic, epistemology, ethics, hermeneutics, inductive logic, metaphysics, ontology, philosophy of education, and scientific method.

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TERM 1
Aesthetics
DEFINITION 1
The branch of philosophy concerned with values in beauty,
especially in the fine arts
TERM 2
Axiology
DEFINITION 2
The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of values
TERM 3
Cosmology
DEFINITION 3
The branch of philosophy concerned about the nature of the
universe or cosmos
TERM 4
Deductive Logic
DEFINITION 4
Reasoning from a general statement or principle to a specific
point or example
TERM 5
Epistemology
DEFINITION 5
The branch of philosophy concerned with the investigation of
the nature of knowledge
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Aesthetics

The branch of philosophy concerned with values in beauty,

especially in the fine arts

TERM 2

Axiology

DEFINITION 2

The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of values

TERM 3

Cosmology

DEFINITION 3

The branch of philosophy concerned about the nature of the

universe or cosmos

TERM 4

Deductive Logic

DEFINITION 4

Reasoning from a general statement or principle to a specific

point or example

TERM 5

Epistemology

DEFINITION 5

The branch of philosophy concerned with the investigation of

the nature of knowledge

Ethics

The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the

human conduct and what is right and wrong or good and bad

TERM 7

Hermeneutics

DEFINITION 7

The art or science of the interpretation of lived experience

TERM 8

Inductive Logic

DEFINITION 8

Reasoning from a specific fact or facts to a generalization

TERM 9

Metaphysics

DEFINITION 9

The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of reality

andexistence

TERM 10

Ontology

DEFINITION 10

The branch of metaphysics that is concerned about the

nature of existence and what it means for anything "to be"